• Donebrach@lemmy.world
    17·
    6 months ago

    This comic makes no sense and presents no joke. It’s just a drawing and some words that convey a meaningless scenario that makes no attempt at word play or observation.

    Now if the caption was like “Frank was displeased to discover some Nag-weed growing in his garden” that would be a (very lame) joke but as it is now it’s just complete trash.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
      23·
      6 months ago

      It’s a word play on “invasive”

      Invasive plants are undesirable plants that can take over your garden, and someone who asks overly personal questions is also being invasive.

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        It’s a great pun if you know that, sadly I’ve also never heard it used that way

      • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 months ago

        I would say the person was being nosy or intrusive, I’d never say invasive as that conjures up something more physical. In my usage of the language, at least. You can invade somebody’s personal space, I suppose. You can have an invasive procedure. Intrusive thoughts or enquiries. Invasive weeds or surgery… perhaps even relatives if they move into your house and won’t leave!

    • Klear@lemmy.world
      21·
      6 months ago

      While I agree that the joke is not very good, invasive plants are a thing and prying uncomfortably into a stranger’s personal life is considered invasive, so it definitely has some sense.

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
        12·
        6 months ago

        This was the intended joke. But when was the last time you called a person invasive? Maybe it’s a dialect thing, but I’ve never heard that used about a person. Nosy, nagging, annoying, that’s what I use.

        • Sombyr@lemmy.zip
          17·
          6 months ago

          I’ve definitely heard “invasive” used to describe people quite often. It’s not usually the first word people will pick, but it’s not uncommon.
          But on a related note, what’s up with Lemmy (and previously Reddit) insisting that just because they didn’t get a joke means it’s not funny/poorly written? You’re allowed to just not understand jokes sometimes. You can’t explain away why something is objectively not funny any more than you can objectively explain why a joke is funny.

          • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
            6·
            6 months ago

            Yeah, that’s a thing. I’ve noticed people here tend to have a “I didn’t like it so it’s wrong” attitude, instead of a “I didn’t like it so maybe it’s not for me” attitude.